‘Doctor Who’ Cosplayers Day fundraiser announced

Doctor Who fans are invited to take part in a global Doctor Who Cosplayers Day later this month to raise money for Wishing Well House. Organised by The Doctor Who Hub Facebook page and doctorwhohub.tv, fans will be wearing Doctor Who cosplay all day on Saturday 30 August. Wishing Well House (Charity Registration No. 1118663) … >

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‘Shameless’ creator’s new police drama ‘No Offence’ begins filming

Alexandra Roach (Utopia), Joanna Scanlan (Getting On) and Elaine Cassidy (The Paradise) will lead the cast of Channel 4’s new police procedural series, No Offence. Created by TV writer Paul Abbott (Shameless, State of Play), the eight-part series has started filming in Manchester and will air on Channel 4 in 2015. No Offence‘s cast also … >

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‘Peaky Blinders’ writer: Series 2 is ‘bigger and more dangerous’

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has promised “even greater jeopardy” in the upcoming second series. Six new episodes will air on BBC Two this autumn, with The Dark Knight Rises star Tom Hardy joining returning cast members Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory and Sam Neill. Knight commented: “It’s getting bigger, it’s getting richer and as a … >

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John Waters brings ‘Carsick: This Filthy World – Volume Two’ to London

Cult film director John Waters (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray) will perform his latest live stand-up comedy show in London later this year. Carsick: This Filthy World – Volume Two comes to the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday 11 November at 7.30pm. > Buy tickets on the venue’s website. The American author, photographer, actor, and comedian’s … >

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John Barrowman announces 2015 tour

John Barrowman will embark on a UK tour next year in support of his new album, ‘You Raise Me Up’. The 16-date tour will be the Torchwood star’s first full UK tour in four years. Barrowman commented: “I’m so excited to be touring again that I’m choreographing songs and arranging stories in my sleep.” He … >

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John Cooper Clarke returns to Manchester next January

John Cooper Clarke has announced another Manchester date for next January, following the success of his Manchester Palace Theatre show earlier this year. The Salford-born poet will return for a special ‘Christmas with Clarke’ show with special guests at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on Saturday 3 January 2015, which will also be the final date of … >

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Grumpy Old Women confirm more ‘Fifty Shades of Beige’ tour dates

The Grumpy Old Women have announced more UK dates for their brand new live show. Jenny Eclair will be joined by Susie Blake (Mrs Brown’s Boys) and actress and singer Kate Robbins (Where The Heart Is) for over two hours of no-nonsense comedy when the Fifty Shades of Beige tour resumes with an additional 27 … >

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Deep Breath

‘Doctor Who’ cinema tickets for ‘Deep Breath’ go on sale tomorrow

Cinema tickets for screenings of the first episode of Doctor Who‘s new series will go on sale tomorrow. ‘Deep Breath’ will be screened in participating cinemas around the world from Saturday 23 August. Directed by Ben Wheatley (Sightseers) and written by showrunner Steven Moffat, the 75-minute episode is described as “a pulse-racing adventure through Victorian … >

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‘Doctor Who’ exec chats about Peter Capaldi’s costume

Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that the decisions behind the new Doctor’s costume were left to Peter Capaldi. Moffat told SFX: “He wanted to be quite stark. Stark and skinny. A stick-insect sort of thing. Clara actually calls him a grey-haired stick-insect at one point.” He joked: “We had some hilarious pictures of … >

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‘Star Trek’ actress Zoe Saldana would love to be in ‘Doctor Who’

American actress Zoe Saldana has revealed that it would be “wonderful” to guest star in Doctor Who. The Avatar star appears alongside former Doctor Who companion Karen Gillan in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Asked if she’d like to appear in Doctor Who, Saldana told Den of Geek: “Oh my god, that would be amazing. … >

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